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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (IV - vehicles)

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After parts I , II and III we finally reach part IV on the purchase or leasing of vehicles (contract type - 5) For these, the Annex establishes four different award criteria and two contract performance clauses/technical specifications, with issues to be found on both, mostly due to the non-technology neutral approach to the drafting.

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (II)

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The criteria or contract-related critiques will come on Monday and hopefully, Tuesday. The Annex to the Resolution is organised by contract type (16 in total) with detailed instructions on how the criteria are to be applied, where in the procedure and also the classification as mandatory/recommended/optional.

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Understanding the new Procurement Act 2023: What suppliers need to know - Part 2

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In practice, this is unlikely to have a significant impact on the award criteria. What changes will I see to the decision to award a contract? Unsuccessful suppliers will receive a further explanation of why they are not being awarded the contract as well as how the winning supplier scored against the award criteria.

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement

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The Portuguese government is planning to introduce mandatory green public procurement criteria in the near future. The Resolution At the core of the Resolution we can find a three part classification for eco criteria that is applied in the Annex to both award criteria and contract performance clauses/technical specifications.

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Looking into the State aid angle of the Portuguese train tender

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To do this properly, then the shed should be assessed via the award criteria. However, the maintenance shed is not subject to any specific award criteria, although it can be argued it is part of the price criterion. So far, so good. Or so it would seem at first glance. There are a couple of problems here.

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Portugal's plan for mandatory green public procurement (III - food procurement)

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Having a percentage of products from a 'short supply chain' will be a mandatory award criterion in Portugal. So what is a 'short supply chain'? It is defined in the Annex as a 'supply made via direct purchases from the producer or through one single intermediary.' Is it of the contract value? The volume? The weight? What is a growing season?

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Why the tender for 117 new trains in Portugal is illegal

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The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. The procurement procedure was launched in December 2021 and adopted a MEAT approach for the award criteria. This criterion was then further refined with sub-criteria and a 0-100 scaling system.

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